Business / Management Books
Alchemy
Author: Rory Sutherland
Suitability: 15+
Highly recommended as a very accessible book to counter those economic models and think about things through a different lens:
To be brilliant, you have to be irrational:
Why is Red Bull so popular – even though everyone hates the taste? Why do countdown boards on platforms take away the pain of train delays? And why do we prefer stripy toothpaste?
We think we are rational creatures. Economics and business rely on the assumption that we make logical decisions based on evidence.
But we aren’t, and we don’t.
Bounce
Author: Matthew Syed
Suitability: 15+
Influence: The psychology of persuasion
Author: Robert Caldini
Suitability: 16+
A World Without Work
Author: Daniel Susskind
Suitability: 16+
No Filter
Author: Sarah Frier
Suitability: 15+
50 Things That Made The Modern Economy
Author: Tim Harford
Suitability: 15+
No Rules Rules
Author: Reed Hastings & Erin Myer
Suitability: 15+
Thinking Strategically
Author: Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff
Suitability: 16+
Outliers
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The Innovation Stack
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The Everything Store
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Adapt
Author: Tim Harford
Suitability: 14+
Netflix: That Will Never Work
Author: March Randolph
Suitability: 15+
A page turner: the story of how Netflix went from concept to company - all revealed by cofounder and first CEO Marc Randolph. Very accessible and easy to read, compelling honesty from the cofounder on what worked and what didn’t with great insights and lessons for any budding entrepreneur.
The Lean Start-Up
Author: Eric Ries
Suitability: 16+
Start with Why
Author: Simon Sinek
Suitability: 16+
The Dynasty
Author: Jeff Benedict
Suitability: 16+
How Innovation Works
Author: Matt Ridley
Suitability: 16+
The Passion Economy
Author: Adam Davidson
Suitability: 16+
The Tipping Point
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Suitability: 15+
From the Ground Up
Author: Howard Schultz
Suitability: 15+
The 100-Year Life
Authors: Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott
Suitability: 16+
Shoe Dog
Author: Phil Knight
Suitability: 14+
Seen as a classic of the genre, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. From risks, to setbacks to failures, a riveting read!
Upstarts
Author: Brad Stone
Suitability: 16+
Alibaba: The House That Jack Built
Author: Duncan Clark
Suitability: 16+
Lean In
Author: Sheryl Sandberg
Suitability: 16+
Billion Dollar Burger
Author: Chase Purdy
Suitability: 15+
Samsung Rising
Author: Geoffrey Cain
Suitability: 15+
The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level
Author: Leander Kahney
Suitability: 16+